The nationwide uprising in Iran that was sparked by the killing of a 22-years-young girl and highlighted the regime’s gender apartheid quickly escalated into a major revolution that is now calling for the end of the entire clerical establishment.
Already into the fifth month, Iran’s revolution has claimed the support of many world leaders, legislators, NGOs, human rights activists, and celebrities around the world. As Iranians continue to suffer and get killed by the murderous regime, they increasingly need support and recognition worldwide, most notably their right to legitimate self-defense against Tehran’s killing machine.
Some of the international community’s statements are reflected below.
Due to the length of the published content, older updates can be found here:
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February 7
The Albanese Government has taken stronger action against Iran on human rights than any previous Australian Government.
Australia will continue to work with partners to hold Iran accountable for its egregious human rights abuses.
We stand with the people of Iran. pic.twitter.com/IoQTKUKZFL
— Senator Penny Wong (@SenatorWong) February 7, 2023
Peaceful protesters in Iran must never spend a minute behind bars for exercising their human rights. Pardoning them if they "repent" for speaking out against repression, unlawful killings and inequality exposes Iranian authorities’ resolve to criminalize any form of dissent. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/TedyM6HJQG
— Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) February 7, 2023
At least 14 people are at grave risk of execution after unfair trials in Iran in connection with nationwide protests. @Khamenei_ir must STOP using the death penalty in all cases & quash their convictions and death sentences NOW! https://t.co/xDsNwVZRdP pic.twitter.com/DnOem5RR7w
— Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) February 7, 2023
February 6
Cmmr @RealEU4U: "Iran's prisoner amnesty doesn't apply to those facing execution on religiously-grounded charges. Iran must lift the death sentences immediately. The US should work with like-minded govs to lift charges & hold Iranian leaders to account." https://t.co/ZG5QxUW9Y2
— USCIRF (@USCIRF) February 6, 2023
February 1
The Iranian regime is tearing parents like #HassanFirouzi away from their children. Sending my deepest condolences to Hassan’s family for how they have been treated by this cruel regime. https://t.co/AWkk5lQOz6
— Senate Foreign Relations Committee (@SFRCdems) February 1, 2023
January 31
As brave Iranians – especially women protesters – continue to face persecution for demanding gov't accountability & respect for fundamental human rights, I’m proud to join this bipartisan call to support their protests. The global community cannot take its eyes off Iran. pic.twitter.com/KU0YfoqGqe
— Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) January 31, 2023
January 30
I follow the situation in Iran closely, being in contact with representatives of very diverse Iranian society and diaspora.
The regime of the ayatollahs is not a reliable partner. Its external aggressive policies and internal oppressions should be stopped. pic.twitter.com/WQ70FK9cgo— Anna Fotyga Biuro Poselskie (@AnnaFotyga_PE) January 30, 2023
ICYMI: Last week, my bipartisan resolution passed the House with nearly unanimous support.
But the fight isn’t over yet.
I will continue and stand with and support the people of Iran in their quest for freedom.
— Rep. Claudia Tenney (@RepTenney) January 30, 2023
I stood with a bipartisan group of Members to speak up for the brave Iranians protesting for their basic human rights & freedoms to be respected.
The US must stay unified in condemning the Iranian regime’s use of brutal force to suppress the basic rights of its citizens. pic.twitter.com/bR9RDlnfPf
— Congresswoman Kathy Manning (@RepKManning) January 30, 2023
January 27
De Iraanse Revolutionaire Garde terroriseert betogers en demonstranten die strijden voor vrijheid in Iran. Namens Nederland wederom gepleit voor het toevoegen van de IRG aan Europese terrorisme lijst of het opleggen van extra sancties. We moeten de mensen in Iran blijven steunen. pic.twitter.com/6HNpo11Sd3
— Dilan Yesilgöz – Zegerius (@DilanYesilgoz) January 27, 2023
January 25
No threats, no sanctions & no blackmail will stop us from making our voices heard, fighting for what is right.
Iran’s decision to sanction more Members of @Europarl_EN will only increase our determination.
Instead of sanctioning others, #Iran should stop oppressing its people.
— Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) January 25, 2023
Today, the House of Representatives will consider my bipartisan resolution condemning the regime in Iran and commending the bravery of the Iranian people, who are demanding freedom and respect for human rights. #IranProtests2023
— Rep. Claudia Tenney (@RepTenney) January 25, 2023
McCaul Lauds House Passage of Resolution in Support of Protestors in Iran
Washington, D.C.– House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement on House passage of a bipartisan resolution, which he co-led with Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), commending the bravery and courage of Iranian protestors demonstrating against the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses.
The protestors in Iran, most of them women, are heroes. The House will vote on H.Con.Res 7, which expresses our solidarity with these brave Iranians & outrage at their repression by this regime. I am proud to cosponsor the resolution & look forward to supporting it on the floor.
— Rep. Mikie Sherrill (@RepSherrill) January 25, 2023
The world on its head…
Iran sanctions the EU 🤪 for speaking out against the Mullahs’ criminal regime, incl. my colleague MEP @bgroothuis
They will not be silenced. We must stand by the Iranian people !https://t.co/aiD4HvdO1V
— Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) January 25, 2023
The 🇮🇷 Islamic Republic just imposed sanctions on me. For demanding basic human rights for the Iranian people. And for calling #IRGCterrorists what they are: terrorists.
The regime in Tehran bizarrely believes they can silence the European Parliament. They cannot. 💚🤍❤️ pic.twitter.com/eKL62kkpzf
— Thijs Reuten 🇪🇺🌹 (@thijsreuten) January 25, 2023
January 24
My letter to #Iran's Ambassador in Canberra – where prisoners are being tortured to extract confessions. Sentences must be overturned for these men I have sponsored #ArashGhanbari #MehrabAbdollah #ZadehMiladYousefi and #ShoaibMirBaluchzehiRigi who is just 18 years old #sayhername pic.twitter.com/icfNncrksd
— Kylea Tink MP (@KyleaTink) January 24, 2023
January 23
There can be no hiding places for human rights violators.
Alongside our global partners, we are imposing further sanctions on the Iranian regime.
We’re targeting those responsible for oppressing the Iranian people.https://t.co/Z9xZlo6IYs— James Cleverly🇬🇧 (@JamesCleverly) January 23, 2023
We will not sit idly by as the regime in Iran suppresses peaceful protests. https://t.co/wK4hTksFrs
— Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield (@USAmbUN) January 23, 2023
January 22
❗We call on the Iranian authorities to immediately stop the violent crackdown on protests and for an immediate moratorium on all death sentences.
🤚Violence must STOP!
The @Europarl_EN recognised the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/2ToJ3DfdZx
— EPP Group (@EPPGroup) January 22, 2023
▶️ no negotiations on #JCPOA as long as violence against protestors and political prisoners continues
▶️ support to Human Rights Defenders in #Iran and Diaspora
▶️ built-up of independent internet and communicationBaraye Azadi 💚🤍❤️
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— Hannah Neumann (@HNeumannMEP) January 22, 2023
January 21
The Iranian People exemplify bravery as they protest the Government of Iran, which unsurprisingly ranks as one of the worst human rights violators in the world.
A 15-minute defense for an illegitimate death-sentence is outlandish and cruel. https://t.co/G3TQKTe1AV
— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) January 21, 2023
January 20
European Parliament plenary condemns the inhumane actions of Iran Islamin Revolutionary Guard Corps, and supports naming them as a terrorist organisation. The killings and human rights crimes in Iran, committed against women, activists and all citizens, have to end immediately.
— Alviina Alametsä (@alviinaalametsa) January 20, 2023
January 17
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at a Joint Press Availability
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “We’ll continue to work with the United Kingdom and our other allies and partners to hold Iran’s leadership accountable for these and other abuses. We’ll keep standing with the brave Iranians who are standing up for their own basic rights led by young women – all of this in the face of extraordinary repression.”
“Together with many other countries, we’ve been moving forward with a variety of unilateral actions, multilateral measures, using UN mechanisms to try to hold Iran to account. And that’s played out in a number of different places in a number of different ways, and it will continue as long as necessary.”
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly: “I would make the point that there have been around 500 fatalities because of the crackdown from the Iranian regime against their own people; 18,000 people arrested by the Iranian regime. And the point that I would make is the leadership of Iran is a decision for the Iranian people, but I would just make the simple observation that the Iranian people are telling their government that they are not at all happy with the situation that they are living under and the limitations and privations. And it is in the hands of the Iranian Government to make those changes. They call – they call for us, for the U.S., for us, and our friends to lift sanctions. And the point that we have made is that if they want to see those sanctions removed, they have to fundamentally change their behavior. Sadly, we’re not seeing any indication that they are ready to do so, and unfortunately that is as true with our efforts to prevent them acquiring a nuclear weapon as it is in the crackdown on the protesters and the persecution of their own people.”
January 16
What we're seeing in #Iran is simply unacceptable. Brave and innocent women are being brutally repressed for standing up for rights we sometimes take for granted.
We need to back the people of Iran fighting for justice, fighting for peace, and fighting to be free. #IranRevoIution pic.twitter.com/pnf8G2vRHf— Anna Firth MP (@Anna_Firth) January 16, 2023
January 15
I applaud Canada for taking action to hold regime insiders, kleptocrats, & propagandists complicit in the repression of Iranian protesters to account. Important that the world speak with one voice against the Iranian regime. https://t.co/55NsolnZRN
— Senate Foreign Relations Committee (@SFRCdems) January 15, 2023
January 11
Sweden strongly condemns the executions that have been carried out in Iran in relation to the ongoing protests. Sweden and other EU Member States are always opposed to the death penalty, at all times and under all circumstances.
Read full statement ⬇️https://t.co/dxW7g2e3Nt
— Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (@SweMFA) January 11, 2023
ICYMI: I joined @RepMcCaul and @RepJoshG in introducing a bipartisan resolution commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran who are demonstrating in more than 130 cities across the country against the Iranian regime for its human rights abuses.
— Rep. Claudia Tenney (@RepTenney) January 11, 2023
The world is watching #Iran and the appalling violence the regime has unleashed on protestors.
On behalf of @UKLabour, I have written to the Judiciary in Iran and the Iranian Embassy to condemn the executions of protestors and urge the regime to quash all death sentences. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/HOyA3merwE
— Bambos Charalambous MP (@BambosMP) January 11, 2023
January 9
The Iranian regime will try to delay, dismiss and divide us. But we are united and together with the families, we will hold the regime to account. #ps752 pic.twitter.com/eoEoWfbRBS
— Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) January 9, 2023
